Q: I have been fortunate to have two careers in the law. In my early career, I had a solo criminal defense practice. Facing no career prospects, I did this right out of law school. I loved it. I worked hard, made solid progress on my skills and represented more than 200 clients in only three years.
My hard work paid off as it was soon noticed by my current employer. I was recruited to join this medium-sized firm, but was very quickly doing commercial transactional work and have not stepped foot into a courthouse once. I have been in this position for five years.
